Individual Contributor
When creating a pull request in GitHub, GitLab, or submitting code in Gerrit, EasyCLA checks if the contributor is authorized under a signed CLA for the project. If not authorized and contributing individually, an ICLA must be signed.
Individual Contributor
An individual contributor submits the code on their behalf, not for their employer. If contributing on behalf of an employer, please refer to the relevant guidelines.
GitHub
In GitHub, clone the repository you want to contribute to or click the pencil icon next to a repository file to edit; it will clone the repository under your username.
Make a change and create a pull request.

Click
or click Please click here to be authorized link.
Click Authorize LF-Engineering. (Subsequent contributions will not require this authorization.)
The CLA Contributor Console appears and shows the CLA group for your project.

Click Proceed as an Individual Contributor.
On the next page, read the embargo compliance terms and click the checkbox to give your consent to the international embargo regulations.
Click SIGN CLA. It will be disabled unless you click the checkbox.
DocuSign presents the ICLA document for your signature.

7. Select the check box and click CONTINUE. Follow the instructions in the DocuSign document, fill in the indicated fields, sign it, and click FINISH.
You are redirected to GitHub. Wait a few seconds or refresh the page for the EasyCLA status to be updated. A check mark appears next to your branch.

8. Click Merge pull request and confirm the merge.
Gerrit
In Gerrit, clone a repository under the Gerrit instance into your local machine.
Make a change and push the code to your Gerrit repository.
A warning link that you need to sign a CLA appears:

Navigate to the Gerrit instance of your project. For example, if you are contributing to the OPNFV project, navigate to https://gerrit.opnfv.org
Sign in using your LF Single Sign-On (SSO) account.
Navigate to Settings— the gear icon on the upper right corner— and click Agreements from the menu on the left:
Click New Contributor Agreement.

Select Individual CLA (ICLA), and click Please review the agreement.

Click Proceed To Individual Authorization.

Sign in if you are prompted, and you will be redirected to the Contributor Console.
On the next page, read the embargo compliance terms and click checkbox to give your consent to the international embargo regulations.
Click SIGN CLA button. It will be disabled unless you click the checkbox.
DocuSign presents the ICLA document for your signature.
Select the check box and click CONTINUE. Follow the instructions in the DocuSign document, fill in the indicated fields, sign it, and click FINISH.
Navigate to the Gerrit project and start contributing.
Important: If the status on the Git command line still shows "No contributor agreement" when you push the code change, you need to navigate to the Gerrit window, sign out, sign in again, and then push the code.
GitLab
In GitLab, clone the repository you want to contribute to.
Make changes, commit the change, and create a merge request.

3. Click or Not Covered.
4. Click Authorize LF-Engineering. (Subsequent contributions will not require this authorization.)
The CLA Contributor Console appears and shows the CLA group for your project.

Click Proceed as an Individual Contributor.
On the next page, read the embargo compliance terms and click checkbox to ensure the international embargo regulations, click SIGN CLA.
DocuSign presents the ICLA document for your signature.
7. Select the checkbox and click CONTINUE. Follow the instructions in the DocuSign document, fill in the indicated fields, sign it, and click FINISH.
You are redirected to GitLab. Wait a few seconds or refresh the page for the EasyCLA status to be updated. A check mark appears next to your branch.

8. Ask someone with write access to the repository to merge your commit request.
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